EL COMEDIAN

Here is an update on what has happened with comedy in the weeks before leaving for Peru. The day I finished my final exam, I was offered the opening spot for Ralphie May and Lahna Turner for a week at the Richmond Funnybone. It was a real treat to work with such kind people. Ralphie gave me some great advice... he told me to give myself five points for every new joke, two points for every new tag line, and one point for rearranging my material. Then he said to never get onstage without achieving at least ten points. I spent the next for shows getting between twelve and fifteen points each time. This tactic served me very well, and by the end of the week I had worked out about 3 new bits, and resurrected two old ones until they were funny. I had written ten funny minutes in just a few shows. Not only was Ralphie a great guy, who got me to perform my best, his audience was also amazing. They were all smart and willing to laugh at unique ideas. Ralphie would then stay on stage and riff for two and a half hours! It was crazy! That week was the best week of comedy I have ever experienced!
The next weekend I worked at Cozzy´s Comedy Club in Newport News, Virginia. It went very well, but the audience really fell hard for my old material and less so for my new ideas; however, during my first show on Saturday, I scored a killer 24 points! New record! I worked with Ray Penetti and Davin who are both comics from New York. They were very nice, friendly, and funny.
Finally, I spent the following five days at W&L, being sketchy. It was fun, but being there just made me more eager to get my head on straight while I´m in Peru.
That´s what has been going on for the past month.
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